Stone Man Walking
Egypt

Stone Man Walking


http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7096
Summary of the Ramesses II twin of the Mit Rahina statue being moved from the square beside the railway station to a new and less polluted location in Giza. It has been unexpected but super to see the enthusiasm with which this move has been greeted not only in Cairo, but worldwide.




- Ramesses In Custody
Egypt Daily Star News There's a rather sad photograph on the above page, showing the statue of Ramesses II in its new location awaiting the construction of the new Grand Museum of Egypt (the most recent estimate for which I have seen is 2010). Here's...

- Rehearsing The Move Of Ramesses Ii
http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=16790 "A replica of the statue of Ramses II, weighing 83 tons, went through its last “rehearsal” to substitute the original before it is moved to the new egyptian museum. The gigantic...

- More On Ramesses Statue Move
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6831 "Carved in StoneHot off the Da Vinci debate, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni refused to budge an inch over the planned removal of the statue of Ramses II from Ramses Square. The move is scheduled...

- Farewell To Ramesses
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/796/fr2.htm"On Friday 25 August, at 6am, when Cairo traffic is at its quietest, the colossus of the 19th Dynasty Pharaoh Ramses II will begin its journey from outside Bab Al-Hadid train station to its new home at the site...

- Items In "egypt Today" Magazine
A summary of the Tutankhamun scan http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=4857 Egypt Today's April edition summary of the Tutankhamun scan, including Hawass's plans for future work on mummy remains. New home for Ramsses II http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=4842...



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